Are you new to DU....or fairly new?

[newyawker99]

If yes, we would love to get to know you better. If you haven't been welcomed yet, please come in so that we can give you a proper DU welcome. :D

If you have any questions about this site and how it works, please do not hesitate to ask. :D

I am glad that you decided to join us and I hope all of your experiences here will be pleasant ones. :D

[GregorStocks]

1. Fairly...

I could use some vocabulary definitions, tho - e.g. freeper (does it relate to Fre Republic?) and ... well ... that's about it.

[VelmaD]

2. Yup..you got it

Freepers are the denizens of Free Republic. (God I feel dirty just saying it.) ;-)

[newyawker99]

4. Hi GregorStocks!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Bertha Venation]

9. welcome

:hi:

[myrna minx]

12. Welcome to DU.

:hi:

[Snow]

57. C'mon, people, the lad asked for the glossary...

Here ya go, Gregor
http://dug.seattleactivist.org/

[Lostmessage]

3. Yo!

How do you get a star?

[VelmaD]

5. You get a star...

by either donating to the site yourself or having someone donate in your name.

[GOPisEvil]

6. Donate some fundage!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/donate.html

Any amount accepted. :-)

[Lostmessage]

10. I filed bankruptcy I don't have any plastic

I will send something in if i still have a job. They have been cutting jobs left and right and I applied for one in Florida and one in my home town and I got both but I don't have the funds to go to Florida and I want that job.

[GOPisEvil]

55. I see...

...that can be a problem, yes. Hmmm. :-)

Oh, and I filed bankruptcy once too. I'm about half-way through the 10-year bad times, and I can get credit, even mortgages. It's a pain in the ass, but it hasn't ruined my life at all.

[PrestoChango]

7. Newbie

Relatively new to posting, but I've been reading the site for about a year. Been warmly welcomed the few times I have posted. I think I am relatively addicted to the site at this point.

[Bertha Venation]

8. Welcome to DU.

:hi:

[alwynsw]

33. Beware of Bertha!

I've seen her picture. I think she stole may hat!

[Breezy du Nord]

11. Yeah, me too.

I'm still in school so I've had to start rationing out my DU time so I can actually get some homework done!

:hi: Welcome to DU, PrestoChango!

[myrna minx]

13. Welcome to the Underground.

:hi:

[PrestoChango]

14. THANKS!

n/t

[newyawker99]

22. Hi PrestoChango!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

I think at this point we are all DU addicts. :-)

[tigerbeat]

15. been around a month and a half...

....right around the time i got a dayjob that allowed me to spend HOURS on the internet!

[myrna minx]

18. Welcome.

:hi:

[newyawker99]

23. Hi tigerbeat!!

That's great that you can surf the net while at work.


Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Pale Blue Dot]

16. Welcome all!

My advice: stay out of GD2004. That place is scary! :scared:

[Osiris]

17. I'm new....possibly...

I was a member last year, but forgot my pw to my old sn. So now I'm stuck being the Egyptian God of the Dead. :D

[myrna minx]

19. Just keep your eye on Horus, ok?

Boom tiss. I'm here all week. :hi: Welcome underground.

[Osiris]

21. If my son gets outta hand...

I'll whack 'im one!

[myrna minx]

26. I read your profile and wanted to let you know

about our Minnesota get togethers. We try to have them about once a week. They're pretty casual. :hi:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=111&topic_id=16261

[no name no slogan]

36. No kidding?

I was going to try for one last fall (when I was a newbie), but I couldn't. Now that I've lost my job, I need another social outlet-- lest I become some fishbelly white troll sitting in a darkened room posting his screeds on anonymous message boards.

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

Is the invitation still open?

[newyawker99]

24. Hi Osiris!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[icymist]

20. Why thankyou very much.. now let's kick

Geoge's bottom side so bad that he has to ask!

[newyawker99]

25. Hi icymist!!

That's what we are here for.....to scrub Shrub!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[icymist]

42. Thank you for the welcome.

Glad to be here! :D

[guitar man]

27. Welcome all!!!

I am still fairly new myself,but I can tell you,this is THE place to be!!!

[newyawker99]

28. I agree GTRMAN!

:-)

[newyawker99]

29. kick

[never cry wolf]

30. Welcome all newbies!!!

Here's a helpful link to phrases, terms, etc used here:http://dug.seattleactivist.org/

:hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi::hi:

[put out]

31. Pretty fresh here, the only place in my life where that's likely.

I delete half my posts before I send. Partly because I am trying to keep up (joke between a friend and me) and partly because I do all that work and then f*uck up with a mere keystroke. I have become DU-dependant. I'm not addicted, I can quit anytime I want. Like for hunger and water.

[newyawker99]

34. LOL!!

I'm not addicted, I can quit anytime I want. Like for hunger and water.


I know that feeling. Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[alwynsw]

32. HI MOM!

(Well, most of us see you that way.)

on edit: Can I stay out until 11:00 tonight?

[newyawker99]

35. Hi alwynsw. Thanks for your kind words.

:loveya:

[Name removed]

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[Name removed]

38. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[alwynsw]

48. What kind of yo-yo get s a deleted message on a topic such as this?

I'm puzzled. Save the Mod warnings for the campaign trail, the Gungeon - ANYTHING but something as good and kind as this.

(Guess those posters - whomever they are - ust want to leave DU in a hurry. Sort of like the criminals who commit "suicide by cop".)

end rant

[newyawker99]

39. A kick for the newbies

:kick:

[GOPisEvil]

40. Here's some helpful information for new folks!

http://dug.seattleactivist.org/

[Mass_Liberal]

41. I'm fairly new

only a few months.


Of course I am extremely addicted to DU, which explains the larger #'s of posts

[newyawker99]

45. Another addicted DUer? Why am I not surprised?

Welcome to DU Mass_Liberal! :toast:

[non sociopath skin]

43. Hi

.. been posting for a couple of weeks now. As one half of an Anglo-American family, I'm loving it and learning a lot.

Keep up the good work!

The Skin

[newyawker99]

46. Hi non sociopath skin!!

I look forward to reading your posts.

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Rhiannon12866]

44. You are the best, newyawker99!

I will never forget how you welcomed me on my very first post. I am now looking at 5000, and far from a newbie. I was apprehensive, since I had never posted on any sort of board before, but you made me feel welcome and at home. I have met so many kindred spirits here. I try to return the favor to all the newbies I meet. Thanks for all that you do to make DU the great and welcoming place that it is.:D

[newyawker99]

47. I think you are one of the best too, Rhiannon!

Thank you for your kind words. :loveya:

[Cuban_Liberal]

49. New member, old lurker.

I didn't officially join until this month, but I've been reading here for about 10 months, or so. :)

[newyawker99]

50. Welcome to DU Cuban_Liberal!

:toast:

[Cuban_Liberal]

51. Thank you, newyawker99!

:toast:

[snobird]

52. snobird newbie

Yes, newly signed up,however, have been reading over gator's shoulder for weeks. Thot I would voice my own disdain re Bush* & his cronies..

[snobird]

53. How Many Posts ??

... do you have to have to start a thread? Also, can anyone tell me how to enlarge the font on posts.. my eyes are older these days..

[gator_in_Ontario]

58. Welcome

baby!:hi: :hug: :loveya: !!!

[bubblesby2002]

54. Fairly new

Been lurking for a few months. Joined because I wanted someone to explain to me how your electoral system works. I have learned a lot about American politics and much more about life from everyone at DU. And it's nice to know that there are a LOT of liberal thinking people in this world. I love the site - thank for being here.

[proud patriot]

56. Welcome Underground

:hi: